Horace Remembered

We pay tribute to the life and music of Horace Silver, who passed away this week. An important and influential musician, Horace helped found the hard-bop movement with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. His music was firmly rooted in the blues, with a hard driving swing. His compositions are some of the greatest jazz standards, and we will hear from Horace himself as well as covers from Jimmy Smith and Greg Abate. We also get a phone call from Raynel Frasier to tell us about her Umoja Jazz Series of free concerts in Hartford.

Featured Album

Doin' the Thing: The Horace Silver Quintet At the Village Gate - Horace Silver

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Filthy McNasty ~ Horace Silver ~ Horace Silver Quintet:Live at the Village Gate
Nica's Dream ~ Horace Silver ~ Horace-Scope
The Tokyo Blues ~ Horace Silver Quintet ~ Tokyo Blues
Peace ~ Horace Silver ~ Music for Lovers
Sister Sadie ~ Jimmy Smith ~ Damn!
Nutville ~ Greg Abate ~ Horace Is Here: A Tribute to Horace Silver
SONG FOR MY FATHER ~ Greg Abate ~ Horace Is Here: A Tribute to Horace Silver
Happy to be Happy ~ Jay Hoggard ~ Soular Power
The Moontrane ~ Ralph Peterson ~ Alive at Firehouse 12